PSYCH 140M Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Psych
Document Summary
What we learn in one physiological state is more easily recalled when we are again in that state. Goodwin, powell, bremer, hoine & stern (1969) Subjects performed various memory tasks while intoxicated or sober . Subjects divided into 4 groups (sober both days; intoxicated both days; intoxicated on first day & sober on second; sober on first day & intoxicated on second) Memorizing short sentences on first day, recalling them on second. Viewing pictures on first day, recognizing them on second. Free-associating to stimulus words on first day, recalling. When learning done while intoxicated, recall better while intoxicated (true for other drugs as well, e. g. marijuana) Additional research shows state-dependency affects recall but not recognition. Mood-congruent memory we tend to recall episodes that are congruent to our current mood state. Depressed patients tend to recall unhappy incidents. Subjects: depressed patients whose level of depression fluctuates during the day.
